Florida: Medical marijuana Amendment 2 heads for another tight vote

Medical marijuana, which came close to becoming a Florida constitutional amendment in November 2014, has made it onto the Florida ballot again this year.

A less restrictive version of the proposed amendment won just short of the required 60 percent of the vote in November 2014, and looks like a cliff-hanger this time around as well.

“I believe it passes if the election would be today,” said Florida pollster Doug Kaplan, managing partner of Gravis Marketing. “However, it will be very, very close. It is going get anywhere from 59 percent to 62 percent.”

The marijuana advocacy group United for Care, backed by Orlando plaintiff’s attorney John Morgan, confirmed during a Thursday press conference that the group has collected nearly 700,000 valid petition signatures in time for a Jan. 31 deadline.